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At the Tokyo Games, the United States is hoping to win its first Paralympic powerlifting medal in this century. No Americans qualified for the powerlifting competition at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro; two Americans qualified in both 2012 and 2008 but did not medal.

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CLASSIFICATION
Powerlifters must have full arm function to compete. Competitors are grouped by weight class, with separate medals awarded in each weight class. Cutoffs occur at the following weights:

49 kg (108 lbs)
54 kg (119 lbs)
59 kg (130 lbs)
65 kg (143 lbs)
72 kg (159 lbs)
80 kg (176 lbs)
88 kg (194 lbs)
97 kg (214 lbs)
107 kg (236 lbs)
over 107 kg (236+ lbs)

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